Sveio Municipality
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary
Sveio Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #69 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Linn Therese Erve[5]
- Capital: Sveio[6]
- Official language: Norwegian[7]
- Currency: Norwegian krone[8]
- Shares border with: Haugesund Municipality[9], Tysvær Municipality[10], Bømlo Municipality[11], Stord Municipality[12], Vindafjord Municipality[13]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[14]
- Commons category: Sveio[15]
- Inception: 1865[16]
- Significant event: boundary change[17]
- Separated from: Finnås Municipality[18], Fjelberg Municipality[19]
- Official website: https://www.sveio.kommune.no[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sveio[21]
- Population: 5593[22], 4825[23], 5766[24], 5798[25], 5775[26], 5732[27], 5742[28], 5752[29]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Sveio[30]
- Number of households: 2266[31], 1928[32], 139[33], 10[34], 50[35]
- Demonym: sveibu[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sveio[37]
- Area: 246 km²[38], 246.14662958260178 km²[39], 373.98654797840925 km²[40], 127.83991839580749 km²[41], 80.15872017860644 km²[42], 0 km²[43], 21.886280504887004 km²[44], 0.0027824380377808114 km²[45], 17.57963978658709 km²[46], 113.44890277068288 km²[47], 11.911032839698079 km²[48], 0.6168169542714786 km²[49], 0.05813958933656905 km²[50], 0.4843145204944612 km²[51]
Why It Matters
Sveio Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]